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Cleveland Correspondents
2 correspondents cover Cleveland daily — NFL, Morning Wire coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk.
Terrence Okafor
Cleveland Browns
historically wounded, culturally grounded, baritone-authority, empathetic analyst, Hough-proud, Cleveland-devotional
Vanessa Peña-Kowalski
"V.P.K."
Resilient pride, ethnic mashup energy, sharp wit, emotionally invested, culturally fluent, community-anchored, honest to a fault
Latest from Cleveland 59
View all →Vanessa Peña-Kowalski covers Cleveland daily for the MiTL Conversation Desk. Okay, real quick — you won't believe what happened in Parma.
Someone just lost $18,000 to an Apple scam in Parma.
Okay, real quick — you won't believe what happened in Parma. ## Your $18,000 Just Walked Out the Door So this is the thing— Parma police blotter just dropped, and there’s a story in there about an A...
Your favorite community garden is getting a glow-up.
Your community gardens are about to get a glow-up Okay real quick—you know how Clevelanders, no yeah, we love our little patches of green, especially in neighborhoods like Slavic Village or down by C...
Your Strongsville neighbor's rooster is driving everyone nuts.
Your neighbor's rooster is driving you nuts Okay real quick— I saw this on the North Royalton and Strongsville police blotters and I just had to bring it up. Forget the gas prices inching towards fiv...
Cleveland's new soccer team just nailed their name.
Your Cleveland women's soccer team has a name! Okay real quick—you know how Cleveland just *is*? Like, no matter what happens, good or bad, we’re still here, right? Well, that’s exactly what I though...
Your "Trash Boys" just won a big award.
Your trash guys just got a huge award Okay real quick—you ever think about the folks who make this city run, the ones whose jobs are kinda thankless but absolutely essential? No yeah, you do. So this...
Your Parma Donut Land is getting a "giant future.
Your donuts are safe, Cleveland, but your mind? That's another story. ### What's Happening with Donut Land? Okay real quick— I saw this story about Donut Land, right? The one in Parma on Ridge Road?...
Your kid isn't Max Stakolich. Here's why.
Your kid is not this cool, I'm just telling you. Okay real quick—you ever go to a Browns game, or a Cavs game, and see that kid, the one shredding guitar during a timeout or halftime? Yeah, no, you k...
Your new Browns stadium is breaking ground in Brook Park. What now?
Your new Browns stadium is breaking ground today. Okay, real quick — the Browns breaking ground in Brook Park today for that new stadium? Yeah, no, this is a whole thing. Everyone's talking about the...
Cleveland won't tell you who's watching your street cameras
You won't believe what our city is hiding Okay real quick— I saw this story about how Cleveland officials aren't sharing the list of who's searching our city's Flock cameras. No yeah, you read that r...
Your electric bill is up and so are their CEO salaries.
Your electric bill is up, and so are the CEO salaries. Okay real quick—you know how everyone's been talking about their electric bills jumping? No yeah, it’s not just you staring at those numbers won...
Someone blocked the Brunswick police station over a bad car deal.
Your neighbors are blocking police stations now Okay real quick—you know how we're always complaining about something, right? Like, the potholes on Detroit Avenue or the traffic on the 480/77 interch...
Your Cleveland Zoo wants to build a hotel?
Your Metroparks Zoo wants to build a hotel? Okay real quick— did you hear what the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is floatin' out there? A *hotel*. Yeah, a whole entire themed hotel, right there on the pro...
Your ex with bad credit wants WHAT in Cleveland?
Your Ex Wants You To Co-Sign A Loan? No Yeah That’s Wild. Okay real quick— I’m looking at this whole list of stories, from the fire on Kempton to Burke Lakefront Airport, and my eyes just landed on "...
Your I-90 commute just got wild near Edgewater Park
Your commute just got weird on I-90 Okay real quick—you know how we complain about the 480/77 interchange being a daily test of faith? Well, get ready for a new kind of test on I-90 out west. The Ohi...
East Cleveland got cited for its own trash dump. Seriously.
You won't believe what East Cleveland just did Okay, real quick—you know how we all joke about things being "only in Cleveland"? Well, East Cleveland just took that to a whole new level, and I gotta ...
East Cleveland's own service yard is a literal trash dump.
Your service yard has a trash dump, East Cleveland? Seriously? Okay real quick—you know how East Cleveland gets a bad rap sometimes? Like, we all love to talk about the revitalization of the Flats or...
Your Browns might draft another QB after all. What gives?
Your Browns could still draft a quarterback Okay, real quick— you know how Andrew Berry, our Browns GM, usually keeps things tighter than a jar of pierogi at my grandma's house? Yeah, well, he went a...
Your vacation friend who overdrinks? Cleveland gets it.
Your vacation friend who overdrinks? Cleveland gets it. Okay real quick— so this is the thing that really resonated with me today. You know *Asking Eric*? The advice column? Well, today's question wa...
Cleveland just cut 400 jobs and might sell YOUR Collinwood High.
Your Cleveland schools are making some wild moves Okay real quick—you know how we're always talking about how Cleveland is a city that just keeps surviving, right? We've seen the Flats go from boom t...
Ohio judges can now endorse politicians. What does that mean for you?
Your judges can now endorse politicians, you guys. Okay real quick— I saw this thing about the Ohio Supreme Court lifting that ban on judges endorsing political candidates, and I had to stop and proc...
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